Dove #HairConfidence

DOVE HAIR CONFIDENCE & 

OXYGEN MOISTURE HAIR CARE

Great time at another Dove event: #HairConfidence

Did you know that constantly touching your hair: running your fingers through it, flipping, etc., is a sign of weakness, considered unprofessional, and can even send the wrong signal? (think: flirtation). You may not realize it, but this non-verbal communication just shows that you're not confident! Dove Hair has partnered with behavioral investigator and body language expert, Vanessa Van Edwards to help de-code what most women do not realize: 60% of communication is nonverbal, and touching your own hair is one of the main indicators of nervousness. According to Van Edwards, “even if a woman is using a hair trick to get more volume to help her feel more confident, she may actually come across to others as weak, frazzled and out of control – exactly the opposite of what she’s trying to do.”

Yes, I found the photo booth (of course!)

I always have a the absolute best time at any of the events that my loves at Dove host and this one was truly an eye-opener...

b-glowing.com Year-End Sale

B-GLOWING.COM AFTER CHRISTMAS 

BEAUTY SALE - UP TO 75% OFF

Hi dolls, hope you enjoyed your holiday (and still are, as am I), as part of b-glowing.com's biggest year-end sale EVER, b-glowing is offering up to 75% off select products from favorites including By Terry, butter LONDON, Anna Sui, BKR, Paul & Joe, Rouge Bunny Rouge, Le Couvent de Minimes, Lipstick Queen, Indie Lee, Illume, JinSoon, Koh Gen Do, Nuxe, Leilani Bishop Perfumes, Olie Biologique, Soleil Tourjours, Voluspa, Widu, Cargo, Vapour Organic Beauty, Marula, Rahua, LaLicious, Deborah Lipmann, and more...

SALE ITEMS INCLUDE: 

Warner's bras

GET SMOOTH HOLIDAY LOOKS

WITH WARNER'S BRAS

Warner's bras have become my all-time favorite bras, and if you're big on top like me, you will appreciate Warner's amazing "over the boulder shoulder holder" support. I have been a fan ever since I attended an event with the brand in August and still can't find another bra to fit better, not even close. Warner's are the only bras that I wear: from tank tops to tees and maxis, I experience no sleevage, or spillage (see pics below). They even sent me a nice gift box, filled with: wire-free, racer-back and front-close goodies! #BrablemSoved

Every holiday wardrobe deserves a proper foundation - from clingy cashmere to ugly Christmas sweaters, always start with a smooth look from Warner’s! Please read the following below, with “Deck the Halls” in your head, it will make much more sense, promise.

KHOMBU & Sporto

KHOMBU & SPORTO
FOOTWEAR 

This summer, I had the pleasure of attending the Autumn/Winter 2015 press preview for KHOMBU & Sporto Footwear. Although the temperature was hot outside, I could not wait to fast-forward to fall and winter to rock the fab fall fashions (still kind of waiting, thanks Mother Nature and these unpredictable NYC temps). The preview was held at the ACE Hotel, where we got a glimpse of the phenomenal athleisure-inspired footwear collection by Sporto. In case you didn't know, KHOMBU has supplied its branded apres ski boots to the U.S. Ski Team for the past decade, with the best skiers in the US sporting these American-made boots! (Hint: snow boots are a great holiday gift idea. You realize you need a great pair after a snowstorm hits!)

AW15 Men, Women’s, and Children’s KHOMBU & Sporto Press Preview

KHOMBU’s stellar outdoor fashion performance footwear collection for men, women, and children is perfect for colder weather. I spent nearly two hours checking out the all boots and outerwear, eyeing one boot in particular: "Jilly" (a darling duck boot). I was thrilled when the brand graciously sent them to me - arriving just in time for winter!

JILLY

M∙A∙C Faerie Whispers

M∙A∙C COSMETICS

FAERIE WHISPERS 12/23/15

#MACFaerieWhispers - Let your innocence roam free. Transcend seasons with charmed hues inspired by the secret, wondrous world of fairies. Eyes flutter impishly in new Foiled Shadows, in luminous wet or dry shades that flicker like morning mist. Feathery pinks for cheeks brighten the day, imbuing you with a spritely glow. Cast a spell with rosy metallics for nails and pearl-lit nudes for lips, spinning glamour ’til the moon turns to sun.

LIPSTICK

1. Among the Fireflies

2. Gosmer Wing

3. Midsummer Night

4. Sprinkle of Magic

Tommy Hilfiger x Gigi Hadid

TOMMY HILFIGER ANNOUNCES GIGI HADID AS 

GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR TOMMY HILFIGER

As a part of the new vision for 'Tommy Hilfiger' women's, supermodel and social media star Gigi Hadid will launch her first ever capsule collection - including apparel, footwear, accessories - and fragrance in collaboration with the designer!

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (December 2015) – Tommy Hilfiger, announces that internationally renowned supermodel Gigi Hadid will appear as the brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger women's beginning Fall 2016, building on the new vision and strategic expansion of the brand's global women's business. As part of her exclusive ambassadorship, Hadid has partnered with Tommy Hilfiger to launch her first capsule collection, created in collaboration with the iconic American designer. Launching in Fall 2016, the capsule will feature women's sportswear, footwear and accessories, including watches and sunglasses, as well as a new fragrance, which celebrate Hadid's unique take on modern style, fused with Hilfiger's signature "classic American cool" heritage.

"I've known Gigi and her family for years, and it has been amazing to watch her grow into one of the world's top models and most-followed fashion influencers," said Tommy Hilfiger. "Gigi has walked in our runway shows and now we are thrilled to continue our collaboration with her as the new face of Tommy Hilfiger womenswear and fragrance. She is truly the definition of today's 'Tommy Girl' – her magnetic personality is bright and always optimistic, and her style is confident, effortless and cool."

M∙A∙C Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour

M∙A∙C COSMETICS 

RETRO MATTE LIQUID LIPCOLOUR

For those who prefer timeless glamour to all-out flash, matte reigns supreme. M∙A∙C has created an innovation on this classic texture with 15 robustly saturated shades of Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour. Whether you choose the intense fire truck red of Fashion Legacy, the vivid fuchsia of Tailored to Tease or the tantalizing nude of Lady-Be-Good, all these lipcolours promise one thing: a big splash of colour in a liquid-suede finish that transforms lips instantly and lingers, impossible to forget. 

Available in-stores January 7, 2016, in the permanent line!

#MACRetroMatte

1. Back In Vogue

2. Dance With Me

3. Divine Divine

4. Fashion Legacy

5. Feels So Grand

6. High Drama

7. Lady Be Good

8. Mademoiselle

9. Oh Lady

10. Personal Statement

11. Quite The Standout

12. Recollection

13. Rich and Restless

14. Tailored To Tease

15. To Matte With Love

Moroccanoil Holiday

MOROCCANOIL HOLIDAY 
HAIR GIFT SETS

MOROCCANOIL REFRESH & STYLE GIFT SETS

NEW limited edition Moroccanoil Holiday Gift Sets are the perfect gift for your beauty-junkie BFF (or for yourself, it's okay) just in time for the holidays. The Moroccanoil treatment (3.4 fl oz / 100ml) alone is an amazing gift, perfect formula for your hair to look its absolute best this holiday season. When the Moroccanoil team sent me these two gift sets (thank you), I was thrilled to see a dry shampoo for dark hair (finally, one for me). Each gift box comes with a complete set of specialty styling products, all packaged in a luxe, ready-to-gift box, complete with a white satin bow (no gift wrapping required!)

Top: Style - Bottom: Refresh MOROCCANOIL Holiday Gift Sets

M·A·C Cosmetics x CFDA

M·A·C Cosmetics x CFDA / Vogue Fashion 

Fund Design Collaboration

M∙A∙C Cosmetics is proud to partner with the CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund to offer outstanding women's wear alumni the opportunity to create their own capsule colour collection, available in late 2017. One of five selected designers - Juan Carlos Obando, Tome, Cushnie Et Ochs, Tanya Taylor and Chromat - will be chosen as they evolve their creative vision from the runway to the world of makeup. From studio to storefront, stay connected with M∙A∙C and the designers on this journey!  #MACxCFDA, #CVFF

Dove Deos

STAYING DRY WITH
DOVE DEODORANTS

If there is a brand that I hold dear to my heart, it is without a doubt Dove. Collectively, it is such an honor to work on releases with Dove, especially since I love their skincare and hair products. One product I cannot live without, my Dove deos - exceptionally epic, especially their dry sprays - it's like dry cleaning your underarms! With gentle formulas, delicious scents (or unscented/sensitive formula if you prefer) and unbeatable protection against wetness. 

Love Dove? I sure do, and I've been using these amazing dry deodorant sprays since before their launch last November (yep, exactly one year), and I honestly cannot go back to any other spray deodorant. Sure, I still use their solids - just to switch it up a bit - and my underarms are not only smooth and clear, but remain dry all day!

Unilever launch event November 2014

Thrive Causemetics

THRIVE CAUSEMETICS: 

BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE

Here is a truly amazing beauty brand, one with an equally strong mission: "beauty with a purpose!" How so? Well, for every product purchased, one is donated to a woman going through cancer treatment. I met Thrive Causemetics right as they launched and had the honor to hang with them last February, while backstage at the Erin Fetherston NYFW show at Lincoln Center. 

Backstage beauty: February 18, 2015 - NYFW Lincoln Center

Patchology Leopard Mask

HYDRATE WITH PATCHOLOGY 

LEOPARD PRINT FLASHMASQUE

Great skin and skin care is everything (not to mention a confidence booster), so why not be fashionable during your facial? Allow me to share with you my favorite sheet mask: Patchology Flashmasque! This is my weekly guilty pleasure, how I de-stress and hydrate my skin after a long week. When I heard that Patchology had a limited edition leopard print masque, I immediately requested mine for review (check out my previous review of the line here). 

Alex and Ani Holiday

POSITIVELY GIFTED:

ALEX AND ANI

My Alex and Ani tree!

One gift that's sure to be on many gals list this holiday, is anything from Alex and Ani. Whether you need a gift for your daughter, sister, mother, cousin, friend, or co-worker, you can aim to please with any of these. I see these charms adorning the arms of nearly everyone lately, yet I still ask "oooh, let me see which ones you have", every time. Why? For starters, Alex and Ani is an obsession (where have you been?), they are made in the USA, are empowered with positive energy and these cute charm bangles (or earrings, rings, pendants - bags too) are available in hundreds of designs or symbols, in three different finishes. 

My charmed arm this summer, as shared by Alex and Ani Soho

I've shared my love for Alex and Ani in the past (see it again here or here), and if you're wondering... by now my "charmed~arms" collection is nearing the 50 mark (I can't wear them all at once!) Not sure which charm to go with? No worries - you can even e-gift and let her pick out her own charm (never fails). For gift ideas, visit www.alexandani.com

~Evelyn Lugo

Dove Holiday 2015

DOVE 2015 

HOLIDAY GIFT SETS

A beauty secret for centuries, many have passed down their beauty secret from generation, to generation: washing their face with Dove beauty bar (my favorite!) Why not spread some holiday cheer and give the gift of great, soft skin this season? My good friends at Dove have these amazing holiday gift sets this season, perfect for that someone on your list (or get one for yourself, it's okay, lol). 

My skincare gifts sent by Dove!

Available in three varieties, these gift sets include a Dove Body Wash, Beauty Bar, Shampoo, Conditioner and body pouf! The gift sets are available at Walmart.com and have a suggested retail price of $15 (a $27 value).

Cool Moisture, Deep Moisture and Shea Butter Dove Gift Sets

Cool Moisture Gift Set
go fresh Cool Moisture Beauty Bar
go fresh Cool Moisture Body Wash
Nutritive Solutions Cool Moisture Shampoo
Nutritive Solutions Cool Moisture Conditioner

Deep Moisture Gift Set
White Beauty Bar
Deep Moisture Nourishing Body Wash
Nutritive Solutions Daily Moisture Shampoo
Nutritive Solutions Daily Moisture Conditioner 

Shea Butter Gift Set
Purely Pampering Shea Butter Beauty Bar
Purely Pampering Shea Butter Body Wash
Nutritive Solutions Nourishing Oil Care Shampoo
Nutritive Solutions Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner

#VSFashionShow & Beachwaver Co.

VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW

HAIR LOOKS WITH THE BEACHWAVER: 

KYLIE JENNER, LILY ALDRIDGE, KYLIE JENNER

It’s that time of year again when we watch the most gorgeous women strut their stuff down the Victoria’s Secret Show runway (#VSFashionShow airs tonight at 10:00 pm on CBS!) Now, you too can achieve the look at-home with help from celebrity hairstylist, Sarah Potempa, and OFFICIAL HAIR PARTNER, Beachwaver Co. (all products available at beachwaver.com) Pick a style, any style… from the below hair looks created for the show and the hottest after party of the year on Jaclyn Hill, Kendall Jenner, Lily Aldridge, Sara Sampaio, Rachel Hilburt and more!

The Look: Glamorous, relaxed beach waves
The Inspiration: The modern muse who wants effortless, beautiful hair that lasts

Runway Show How-to

Cutex & Julep Nail care

MY NAIL CARE MUST-HAVES

(ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS!)

Oh the holidays, the time of year when we Fingertip-Fashionista's pull out all the stops with our nail art and festive manicures... so it's only fitting that I share with you two nail care tools that I love and cannot live without, and previously reviewed. (ICYMI, here are my past posts for both Cutex and Julep). So what are they? Cutex Cotton Ball Holder and Julep Party's Over Glitter Nail Polish Removal Kit. 

#VSFashionShow

IT'S ALMOST HERE: 

THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW 2015

Hey dolls, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs tomorrow, Tuesday December 8th at 10:00 pm on CBS! Check out the video below for a behind the scenes glimpse at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, including interviews with the models and musical guests. 

Febreze #12Stinks of Christmas

FEBREZE LAUNCHES 

“THE #12STINKS OF CHRISTMAS,” A 

WITTY PARODY OF A CLASSIC HOLIDAY TUNE

Wait, what do you mean the holidays stink? Well they don't, no..they kind of do, but you'll see what we mean in a bit. Don’t take it wrong, the holidays are a really wonderful time of year: family, friends, parties and gifts. But, while we see images of sugar plums and perfect holiday décor, the truth is the holidays are filled with a bevy of holiday stinks.

Last week I attended an event at Lightbox with Febreze, Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison, for the premiere of their holiday music video "The 12 Days of Christmas", starring the hilarious duo, Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison (complete with ugly Christmas sweaters) and a special cameo appearance by the world-famous, four-legged social media star @ItsDougThePug. Check out the video below and see exactly why we say that the holidays stink:

Yum holiday treats!

So, why do the holiday's stink? Well you have the endless cycle of guests, whether it’s 11 guests using one bathroom, eight uncles belching after a big meal or your three musty stockings pulled down after a year in the attic, it can be one of the most odorous times of year. “Sure, it’s always great to see family; it’s great to walk into a kitchen and smell a pie in the oven,” said actress Jane Lynch. “But when the turkey’s burning and your bathroom is seeing a lot of foot traffic from party guests, it hits you: the holidays stink! And, Febreze is a great solution to eliminate odors and stay guest ready.”.....

Febreze Cranberry Cheer & Jolly Pine

NEW Invisibobble

INVISIBOBBLE AROUND 

THE WORLD COLLECTION

Here is a hair accessory that I cannot live without (seriously, you will always find one on my wrist or in my bathroom. ICYMI, check out my previous review and event recap here). I was stoked when reps for invisibobble sent me the new Around The world Collection. Why? Because this traceless hair tie is perfect for all hair types, even my curls. They won't tangle, rip your hair, or pop/break, as other hair ties do. FACT: I have a lot of hair that is guilty for the death of countless hair ties! Each package contains 3 invisibobbles for $8.

Just in time for the holidays, get ready to hop on board, as invisibobble travels the globe with the Around the World Collection. What is it? A limited edition collection featuring the classic invisibobble in four new shades – Letter from Grey, Burgundy Dream, Universal Blue and Silky Season. invisibobble is the only traceless hair ring that does not kink or crease hair. You can purchase them at Urban Outfitters, Ulta & Nordstrom. 

Designed by ‘invisibobblistas’ themselves, the talented and highly artistic winners of the invisibobble Around the World design contest are from Austria, Belarus, the Netherlands and Portugal. Each winner picked an invisibobble color and custom designed their own unique package that will add flare to any beauty cabinet. Check out the entire invisibobble collection at www.invisibobble.com . 

Make Up For Ever Holiday 2015

MAKE UP FOR EVER

 HOLIDAY 2015 GLAM GIFT SETS

Oh, the holidays, a time for festive fun, parties, shopping, and of course, TONS of holiday gift guides! It's no secret that I'm a total "lips and lashes" gal, so whether you want to give (or get) a gorgeous gift of glamour and bold beauty this holiday, you're in luck. Check out these stunning MAKE UP FOR EVER sets. 

When the brand sent me these fabulous picks (my goodness, how fabulous is this lipgloss collection?), I squealed with joy! Now let's go and "get glam", check out the MAKE UP FOR EVER Holiday 2015 sets: 

Goody Holiday Hair

GOODY WINTER WONDERLAND 

HAIR ACCESSORIES

Here is a hot holiday gift guide from my good friends at Goody, Check out Goody Winter Wonderland Hair Accessories. You are sure to find plenty of perfect stocking stuffers under $5, or simply find some festive holiday hair help for yourself! 

My goodness Goody!

I love Goody hair accessories and I had the pleasure of attending the #SpringIntoGoody event last year at Pucker. Aside from all the festive fun (they even braid wrapped my hair - amazing since it was snow/raining that day and my mane was a power-poof) I was introduced to so many amazing Goody products. Check out all the fun I had with Goody: